Tire-tool.



0. E. SPEGK Z.

TIRE TOOL. APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 6, 1913.

1 100,032; Patentedjune 16, 1914.

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ran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIRE-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pztteifiedfl 1111916, 1? 4.

Application filed February 6, 1913. Serial No. 746,633.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. Simon, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Marys in the county of Auglaize and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Tools, of which the following is a, specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and, useful improvements in tire tools and more particularly to a tool of this character which is especially adapted for use upon motor cycle tires, but can be used equally as well upon "vehicle tires of various types.

The object of the invention is to provide a tire tool of the above character whereby the tire can be quickly removed from the wheel rimlo permit the removal or replacementot the inner tube, or readily placed in position upon the wheel rim.;

Another object of the invention is to provide a-tool of the above character which will possess advantages in points at efficiency and durability,which is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of )arts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in wh1ch Figure l is a side elevation of my improved tire tool. Fig. 2 is a. front elevation; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the hook member, Fig. dis a sectional view through the body member, showing the link member applied thereto; Fig. 5 is a. detail view illustrating the manner of using my improved tool when loosening a tire prior t the removal; Fig. (3 is a detail View illustrating the manner of using my improved tool when placing a tire in po -zition and vFig. 7 is a longitudinal clional view of the link member; ,8 is a cross sectional view taken through a tire structure, showing my improved tool in operative position to apply the tire.

lr-e'tcrring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the substantially rectangular body or handle member of my improved tire tool, one end of which tapers into a point 2. The handlemiember 1 provided adjacent the point 2 and upon one side the r-at with a rim guide 5. said. rim guide being formed by. cutting aitapering recess into the body, one endkof which terminates into a shoulder 5 adapted to be projected within the channel of the rim and contact with the adjacent edge of such rim whereby the tool ismaintained inloperative position while being drawn. around the rim. The body member 1 is further provided, adjacent the point 2 and upon the side opposite the rim guide ii, with theoutwardly projecting hp 6 which is spaced from the body 1 to form a: notch. 7.f or the reception of the edge of the tire when placing the s'ame in position upon the wheel rim. The end of the body at the point is curved slightly toward the lip 6 .as shown at 8, so'that in placing a tire in position, the edge thereof will be pressed inwardly farenough so that itmay bereadily engaged beneath the rim.

The end of. the. body. opposite the rim guide and lip 6, is provided with a reduced ort'ion, which is formed into an enlarged civergent arcuate shaped hook member 9. This book member is especially adapted for assisting in the removal of the tire and particularlywhen'the tire sticks-a little, as it generally does the first time it 1s removed. For use in connection with the hook 9 and assisting in removing thetire; I provide an arcuate U-shaped link member 10 the ends of which i are provided with the hooks 11 and the intermediate portion adapted to be removably arranged within one of the recesses 12 formed in one edge of'the body member 1. The side pprtions'of'the U-shaped link member are pa allel with each other and when in engagement with the recesses 1.2 are arranged in close relation to the sides of the handle member 1. It can be easily seen from Fig. 2 of the drawings that when in closed position, the sides of this 'U-shaped member bear against the outer "sides of the hook member 9, wl iclracts'as a stop and prevents the same from=becoxning disengaged from the handle member when held in a downward position. It will be apparent from the showing in Fig. 1, that the rear wall of the recesses 12 slope outwardly, a; shown at 13, to permit of the ready insertion and removal of the intermediate portion of the link member. The link member 10 can be made of suitable Width so that the same may be used in place of a wrench to loosen or tighten the nut on the valve stem. In using my improved tool for removing a tire, the hook 9 may-be inserted down bethe wheel so that the hooks 11. may be en- 'gaged with therim uponthe opposite side of thewheel. The lever, formedby the body member 1, is then positioned so that the hook 9 presses against'the side of the tire beingheldnp by'the lip 6 as the body 1 issbove therim. Upward pulling pow'c'r exerted upon theouter'end' of'the lever will "press the side ofxthe tire out ,of the rim groove, so moved. v V

In using my, improved tool in=placing a tire in position upon a wheel rim, the point that 4 the same V m y be readily re- ?3 is inserted beneath the edge of the tire and untler'theprote'cting flap. until the rim guide 5 drops inside of the grooved edge of the rim of the. wheel. The edge of the tire. is en-- gaged pwithinthe notch 7 and is thus arranged under the protecting flap, theflap moved. around the-rim and by a slight hand pressure on thetire to'the rear of the tool in' close=proximity thereto, the edge of the same will be engagedfbeneath the inner edge of the rim; The point-2 may be readilyremoved byturning the body 1 upon its sideso that the guide and lip will be Withdrawn.-

If the edge of the tire does not work down beneath the rim sufficiently to hold thtire in place, the hook 9 may be used to pus 1 the same down in position; In placing the tire on the rim, the start shouldbe made upon one side of the valve stem and finish upon the other side thereof, so that it willnot be necessary to work the'point 3 past the valve '.From the above description taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple anddilrable tire tool whereby a vehicle-tire niaybejqu-ickly and easily removed or placed-upon the rim of a wheel.

It will also beapparent that the device is 'w extremely simple in its construction, efli- .cicnt in its operation and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice, without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1. A tire tool including a body having one end portion formed into a point, Such end portion being adapted to be extended across and within the channel of the rim of a wheel beneath the tire, such end ortion being provided with a shoulder adapted to depend within the channel of a rim and contact with an edge of the rim to prevent outward movement of the. body, and a rearwardly and outwardly directed substantially straight lip formed upon the body and disposed upon the side thereof opposite to'the shoulder in ad- "vance thereof, said lip a'lfording a notch for the reception of the edge of a tire.

2A tire tool including a body having one end portion formed into a point, such end portion being adapted to be extended across and within the channel of the rim of a wheel beneath the tire, such end portion being provided with a shoulder adapted; to depend 'within the channel of a rim and contact with an edge of the rim to prevent outward movement of the body, and a rearwardly and outwardly directed substantially straight lip formed upon the body and disposed upon the side thereof oppos te to the shoulder in advance thereof, said lip affording a notch for the reception of the edge of a tire, the edge of such end portion between the shoulder and the point being disposed on a-curvc inwardly of the body,

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. SPECK Witnesses C. W. KUHL ANN, Jonn llIARTIN. 

